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David Campese AM

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Rugby Legend, David Campese was one the country’s greatest players. David's career for the Wallabies spanned over
fourteen years. A high achiever on and off the field, David is an in-demand
speaker, both engaging and entertaining.

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David Campese AM's Biography

David
Campese is a household name in rugby. Many view David as one of the greatest
and most entertaining rugby players to have ever graced the rugby field.
Representing Australia for 15 years and new south wales for 11 years, he
achieved and still holds the world record for the most tries in a test match
(64).

To add to
his credentials, he was first man in Australian history to play 101 tests for
his country and is one out of only 5 players in the worldwide that has achieved
over 100 games for their country.

Despite
being retired for almost 10 years, David’s resounding impact on the game is
still evident in his controversial yet consistently accurate opinion on the
game which continues to entertain and resonate throughout the international
rugby world.

David
Campese is most certainly a unique individual. His personal life is a total
contradiction to his media persona. He is in fact an intensely private and
surprisingly shy individual who is fiercely protective over his family and
privacy.

Following his
insatiable rugby career and being exposed to his honest and somewhat frank
opinions, he is someone fans feel they know. It is this dilemma about who he is
as a rugby player vs who he is as a person, that intrigues and captivates his
audiences.

His impact
as player and person both on and off the field is summed up well by his ex
Coach Allan Jones - ‘He is the Don Bradman of Rugby’.

David has
had over 13 years of public speaking experience and countless media interviews,
as well as his natural instinct to ‘tell it as it is’, David has mastered the
skill of capturing and entertaining audiences. His appeal and services continue
to be in demand worldwide from corporates, schools and clubs and he continues
to travel the world entertaining his audiences.

Awards:

55th Oscars midi olympique (Paris
2008)

David
traveled to London recently in Nov 2008 to collect his award – the ‘Legends’
Oscar for being voted the best winger in the World

AUSTRALIAN MEDAL (AM) (Australia
2003)

Once a
year, a select group of Australians chosen from all professions and walks of
life are honoured with this award by the Australian Government. This is symbol
of David’s outstanding service, commitment and influence for a rugby career
that spanned 15 years.

Centurians award (London 2002)

In a
prestigious ceremony at the Houses of Parliament in London, David, Philippe
Sella of France and Jason Leonard of England were honoured for being the only
three rugby players in the history of rugby to play more than 100 Rugby Tests.

Induction into rugby hall of fame
(London 2002)

Being
inducted into the Rugby Hall of fame is the ultimate accolade in a rugby
player’s career. Rugby journalists worldwide nominate a select amount of
retired players of which 10 are chosen for the induction. Being inducted into
the hall of fame is internationally Rugby’s greatest honour and represents the
‘greats’ of rugby past and present.

Fair play award (Italy 2002)

This
initiative aims at awarding Prizes to important and significant personalities
and/or National and International Sport Institutions because of noteworthy
initiatives and behaviours concerning fields that link sport to civil society
and that represent high moral values in the specific field of the Fair Play and
in some issues belonging to the same theme.

Player of the tournament – Rugby
World Cup 1991

This award
is considered the most prestige’s award in World Rugby. David’s outstanding
performance throughout the tournament ensured he was the unrivalled winner of
this award.

Speaking Topics Include

Rugby
Star - inspirational
Record
Holder & Hall of Fame member
Business speaker, leadership
Rugby
Journalist
He
as a player vs he as a person